Caples Jefferson Architects has been selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) as one of the contracted design firms to support the department’s planning, construction and facility rehabilitation efforts at U.S. missions worldwide. Our year is starting off with lots of travel: CJA staff have already traveled to Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, and Africa. We are excited to be on these journeys!
Join us at ICFF for Designing for Dignity — a conversation on how design can support equity, stability, and care in our communities. Sara Caples will be joined by Sabrina Lippman and Treger Strasberg, moderated by Diana Budds.
The discussion will explore the role of design in advancing dignity, housing, and human-centered spaces for all.
Recently, members of the MAS Board of Directors and the Richard Morris Hunt Patron Program toured the Louis Armstrong House Museum and Center with Executive Director Regina Bain and architects Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson. The group explored Armstrong’s historic home and the innovative new visitor center designed by Caples Jefferson Architects and learned about the organization’s community outreach and education initiatives.
This tour highlighted two essential parts of the MAS mission: the importance of preserving everyday places as well as iconic landmarks and the power of contemporary design to deepen our connection to history.
Places like the Louis Armstrong House affirm why we advocate for thoughtful preservation, inclusive storytelling, and neighborhoods that honor the people who shape them.
Richard Morris Hunt Patrons enjoy behind-the-scenes access to some of our city’s historic sites and innovative new spaces.
“This restoration was about more than façades, windows, and foundations. It was about fortifying memory.” — Raymond Codrington
At the reopening of the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville Heritage Center, community leaders—including Zohran Mamdani, Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Kim Council, Assemblymember Latrice Walker, and Commissioner Afua Atta-Mensah—gathered to celebrate the restoration of the last remaining residential structures of historic Weeksville.
For Caples Jefferson Architects, projects like the nearby Louis Armstrong House Museum and Center reflect a shared commitment: designing cultural spaces that honor history while ensuring these stories remain present and accessible for future generations.
Photos: Anthony Artis
